Meet Eric Vogel, executive director of the Institute for Materials (IMat) at Georgia Tech.
IMat is one of Georgia Tech's 10 interdisciplinary research institutes (IRIs) within the Georgia Tech Research enterprise.
What is your field of expertise and why did you choose it?
My primary field of expertise is related to the synthesis, structure, properties and applications of various electronic and nanoscale materials and devices. I have always been fascinated by the idea that extremely small changes to the composition or structure of a material can have a dramatic impact on their electronic properties. My current research efforts are broad and interdisciplinary, including novel two-dimensional van der Waals materials, metal oxides for bio-inspired memory applications, surface interactions and application of electronic biosensors, and processes and materials for nano-modular devices for desktop integrated circuit manufacturing. I have always enjoyed working at the intersection of a variety of disciplines and my current research group includes Materials Scientists, Chemists, Electrical Engineers and Physicists.